Sunday Oliseh
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| Full name | Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1974 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abavo, Delta State, Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current team
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Julius Berger | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | RFC Liège | 75 | (3) | |||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Reggiana | 29 | (1) | |||||||||
| 1995–1997 | 1. FC Köln | 54 | (4) | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Ajax | 54 | (8) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Juventus | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 53 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → VfL Bochum (loan)[1][2] | 32 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Genk | 16 | (0) | |||||||||
| Total | 321 | (18) | ||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Nigeria | 54 | (2) | |||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Eupen (Sports director) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Verviétois | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||
Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer who in his active playing career played as a midfielder. He is the current coach of the Nigerian national football team.[3]
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Coaching career
Ahead of the unveiling exercise by the Nigeria Football Federation, newly appointed Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh arrived Abuja, Nigeria the evening of Tuesday 14 July 2015 to take up the job of coaching Nigeria's national team, the Super Eagles.[4] The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) decided to motivate him afterwards by giving him a brand new Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 2015 Model Car which is worth 6 million Naira.. He was responsible for the retirement of the most capped player, Vincent Enyeama in October 2015.
Football career
A physical, technical defensive midfielder, Oliseh played for well known clubs such as AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus F.C..
Oliseh played 54 international matches and scored two goals[5] for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998. Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.
He is mostly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the group stage match against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, as Nigeria prevailed 3–2. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half was headed clear by a defender – Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from 25 yards and took Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta completely by surprise.[6] Despite captaining Nigeria during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Oliseh was omitted from his country's World Cup squad later that year for disciplinary reasons. After missing out on World Cup selection, Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002.[7]
In March 2004, Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after punching team-mate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum.[8][9]
In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk.[10]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 1990–91 | Liège | First Division | 3 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1992–93 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1994–95 | Reggiana | Serie A | 29 | 1 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 1995–96 | Köln | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 1997–98 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 29 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1999–00 | Juventus | Serie A | 8 | 0 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2000–01 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bochum | 11 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 0 | |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 2005–06 | Genk | First Division | 16 | 0 |
| Country | Belgium | 91 | 3 | |
| Italy | 37 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 139 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | 54 | 8 | ||
| Total | 321 | 18 | ||
International career statistics
| Nigeria national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 2 |
Honours
Club
- Ajax
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2001–02
- UEFA Cup: 2001–02 (Runner-up)
Country
- Nigeria
Personal
His younger brothers, Azubuike and Egutu, are also professional footballers; another brother is Churchill Oliseh and his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.
References
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External links
- Sunday Oliseh profile at Fussballdaten
| Preceded by | Nigeria Captain 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Jay-Jay Okocha |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- RFC Liège players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
- 1. FC Köln players
- AFC Ajax players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- VfL Bochum players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie A players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian emigrants to Belgium
- Olympic medalists in football
- Nigeria national football team managers
